Ok, so there is an icestorm coming our way...and I might not be able to post for a while. So until I get to post...here's this chapter! I hope you all like it.

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Chapter 12

"What do you mean 'I'm not staying'?" Raleigh demanded.

"Exactly that," Yancy shrugged, "I have to go back soon,"

"But…but that's not fair!" Gipsy protested.

"I'm sorry, Gips, but that's the way it has to be,"

"But whyyy?" Gipsy whined.

"That's what I'd like to know," Raleigh agreed, "Why can't you stay?"

"I can't stay because I'm…a Marshall of an army,"

Raleigh raised an eyebrow.

"A Marshall? Of who's army?" he asked.

Yancy looked over at Gipsy.

"The army of the one who brought Gipsy back from the dead,"

"The Voice has an army?" Gipsy asked softly.

Yancy nodded.

"And I have to keep them in line," Yancy nodded, "I have to take care of the other Jaegers who at the moment don't want to come back…although…I'm starting to feel suspicious about Tacit…she seems to want to come back because of a certain Mark I…"

"Who?" Gipsy demanded.

"I can't say…her knives are pretty scary…even when she's in her human form too…"

That made Gipsy's mouth quirk in a smile before she got herself under control. The one flaw about her human form in Gipsy's mind…was that it too easily showed emotion. It was one thing that she liked about her Jaeger form…she liked keeping people guessing what she felt.

"But…" Raleigh protested, but Yancy shushed him.

"I still do get to come back…just not right now," the older Becket shrugged.

"If you have to go right back…doesn't that mean that the other dead pilots have to go too?" Gipsy asked.

Yancy shook his head.

"The reason why I have to go back, other than me being a Marshall, is that my Jaeger's got two pilots…Raleigh and Mako. There's no need for me to come back yet,"

"So why did Coyote come back?" Gipsy wondered, "Both of his pilots were dead…and so was he…"

"He wanted to," Yancy said, "Remember, all of you were given a free choice to come back or stay. Coyote wanted to come back so he did. Which meant his pilots came back too,"

"He had two sets of pilots though," Raleigh pointed out, "Why not them?"

"I think…my boss…has a sense of humor," Yancy chuckled, "You dating Stacker's daughter…adopted though she be…"

Raleigh paled at that and Gipsy poked him.

"Oooo, you're going to get it boy," she snickered.

"Ah, don't worry about it, Rals," Yancy said, "He won't bite…much,"

"Thank you for that note of reassurance," Raleigh growled sarcastically.

Yancy gave a short laugh and Gipsy cuddled closer to her older pilot, her tall frame leaning in his shoulder. Yancy put a hand on her head and stroked it gently.

"So do you two forgive me?" Yancy asked, "You're not mad at me anymore?"

"Mad, yes," Raleigh sighed, "But…you promise that you'll come back?"

"I swear on my soul," Yancy promised.

The younger brother gave a small smile.

"I'll hold you to that," he said.

"Same," Gipsy mumbled, voice muffled by the fact that she buried her head into Yancy's shoulder.

Yancy gave a long sigh.

"God, I've missed you both," he finally said, "But you know who I also kinda miss too?"

Raleigh started laughing and Gipsy cocked her head in confusion.

"Who?" she asked.

"Tendo," Raleigh snickered, "Yance…did you know that he married Alison?"

"The one he went on a date with the day before I…" he paused for a moment, "Went away?"

"The same,"

"Never thought he'd ever get married," Yancy chuckled, "She keep him in line?"

"You know Tendo…" Raleigh shrugged.

"Unfortunately I do," Yancy sighed, "Well…how about we go say 'hi'?"

"Better yet…let's scare the sh…crap out of him," Raleigh corrected as he felt Gipsy's fiery gold gaze land on him.

Yancy gave a small grin.

"Let's do it,"

"Fine," Gipsy shrugged, "But, Yancy…if you want me in on it…it'll cost you,"

"Cost me what?" Yancy asked, "Gips, I can't stay, I'll get pulled back eventually,"

"I'll let you know what I want after we scare Tendo…deal?"

"Deal,"


"TENDOOOO!" Tendo heard Gipsy scream as she shot into the control center in halfway form, ramming into him and nearly climbing up him.

Tendo could actually hear her turbine whirring anxiously.

"Whoa, Gipsy Girl, what's going on?" Tendo asked.

The Jaeger shook her head violently and pushed Tendo in front of her as Raleigh ran in.

"Raleigh…you know I love Gipsy…but can you get your Jaeger off me?" Tendo growled, "She is choking me,"

"C'mere, Gips," Raleigh said, prying the Jaeger off of Tendo, "It's ok,"

"B-B-But y-you s-saw it t-too!" Gipsy whimpered.

"I'm not sure that's what we saw, Gips,"

"What did she see now?" Tendo asked, curiously.

"You'll have to come with me," Raleigh sighed, "It's…too hard to explain,"

Tendo shrugged and followed Raleigh and Gipsy down into the hallway where the pilot and Jaeger had previously met their formerly dead family member.

"I…don't see anything," Tendo said.

A loud clattering noise rifled through the still hallway. Gipsy jumped high, and her swords flickered out as she came back down.

Raleigh couldn't help but feel proud of his Jaeger's acting skills.

"Easy, Gips," he reassured her, "Don't worry, I'm here,"

"You j-jumped t-too," Gipsy pointed out, "An-and screamed like a g-girl,"

Raleigh narrowed his eyes at her and the barest flicker of smugness crossed her face.

"That was for threatening my chocolate," the Jaeger hissed in Raleigh's ear.

Raleigh shook his head…and the lights went out.

"Ok, Yance…now it's a bit overkill," Raleigh thought.

Suddenly, Tendo gave a scream and the lights flicked back on. Raleigh saw that Tendo was pinned to the ground on his stomach…by Yancy.

"Guess who?" Yancy asked.

Tendo's face went white, a silent "Oh my God" coming from his mouth.

"Becket Boy?" Tendo asked, hushed.

Yancy flipped him over on his back and helped him back up.

"Ah, Tendo," Yancy laughed, bearhugging the older man, "It's good to see you,"

"Good to see you too…Yancy…" Tendo started rocking back and forth, trying to keep his balance, "Wait…but you're…"

"Dead…sorta," Yancy shrugged, "How many dead people have beating hearts though?"

Tendo frowned and Yancy took the older man's hand and put it up to his heart to prove it.

"I can do things that people who are still alive can't though," Yancy said…and he put his arm through the wall to prove it as well, "I can turn it on and off when I want…just until I get to come home permanently,"

"Yancy's got to go back to the other place," Gipsy explained to Tendo, "But he's coming back after this new war is over,"

"Which brings us to our next thing," Yancy said, turning to Gipsy, "What did you want me to do?"

"I want you and Raleigh…to Drift with me…one last time," Gipsy said, crossing her arms, "Just like old times,"

There was silence.

"You promised me, Yancy," Gipsy pointed out, "You said, that if I help you…you'd do what I asked. This is my price,"

Yancy turned to Raleigh.

"Time to suit up I guess,"


A few minutes later, Gipsy stood waiting for her original pilots in the hanger while Striker, Crimson, Coyote and Cherno stood beside her.

"You are so lucky," Crimson said, "You get to go out with your two pilots again…we have to wait until everyone's settled again,"

"Cannot wait for tomorrow," Cherno sighed, "Mama and Papa say we go out,"

"That's great, Cherno," Gipsy said, "I bet you're happy,"

"Da!"

"Ready Gips?" Raleigh asked from the platform, Yancy beside him.

Gipsy nodded her helm and stood completely still, waiting for her pilots to get themselves strapped in.

"How ya doin' in there Becket Boys?" Tendo asked over comm. "Wow, never thought I'd ever say that again,"

"Well…if Raleigh and Mako had a kid, maybe," Yancy teased.

"Shut up!" Raleigh snapped.

Gipsy could feel his embarrassment and she gave a soft laugh.

"Aw, not you too!" Raleigh groaned, "Traitor,"

"I am not a traitor, Raleigh Becket," Gipsy corrected, "I just thought it was funny,"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever,"

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed," Gipsy murmured.

"Ah, he's always like that," Yancy snickered.

"Quit picking on me!"

"I'm the older brother, I'm supposed to do that,"

"So that means we get to pick on Gipsy…'cause she's the younger sister,"

"No you do not!" Gipsy snapped.

"Gentlemen, lady, if you three are done arguing…" came Stacker's voice over the comm.

"Good to hear you again, Marshall," Raleigh called.

"You won't be thinking that for long Mr. Becket…what's this I heard about you dating my daughter without my permission?"

Gipsy felt Raleigh shuffle uncomfortably in his harness.

"Well, um, hehe, you see sir…"

"You are so dead," Gipsy chuckled.

"Gips…" Raleigh warned.

"Fine, doesn't mean I'm going to stop thinking about it…" Gipsy sighed, "Are you two ready now?"

"As we'll ever be," Yancy said.

"Prepare for neural handshake in 15…14…" Tendo announced.

"Ready to step inside my head, kid?" Yancy asked.

"Oh after you," Raleigh said, "Age before beauty,"

"And apparently brains before beauty too," Gipsy quipped.

"Stop teasing me!"

And to that…both Gipsy and Yancy laughed.

"3…2…1…"

I was a kid, playing with Yancy and Jazmine and we were playing monkey in the middle. Raleigh's birthday, a balloon popped because he got a little too close to the fan and Mom took a long breath of smoky air and coughed and coughed, cancer, Mom's grave it was raining Dad left and Raleigh wouldn't stop humming Mom's song, Jazmine told me to shut up and I didn't listen Jazmine left too. No, we won't go to college we're going to be Rangers, so many pranks, so much trouble, Yancy saving my behind time and time again until we graduated and we met the boys for the first time, our first Drift, our first communication my boys, my Brothers. Yamarashi, PSJ-18, Clawhook, MN-19, all successful kills…Knifehead, cold water so cold…claws rending my helm…Yancy screaming Raleigh listen to me!

Gipsy and Raleigh staggered, fighting the urge to chase the Rabbit.

"Yancy's here," Gipsy thought, trying to get back into the Drift, "It's not real,"

"Only a memory," Raleigh thought bitterly, "It happened in the past. The Drift is silence, now, not the past...come on Raleigh...get back..."

"It's ok," Yancy said, "C'mon Gips, Rals, you can do it…come back…"

Gone! Yancy gone! Helping Gipsy back to the beach, being dismissed, working on the Wall, going in between rusted metal, waning patience, hope fading, lonely, wind howling through her, so sad as she climbed a wall, trying to keep his balance, Stacker coming up to give a new assignment, new chance as he was taken from Oblivion Bay, hope soaring in her chest, screaming in pain as she was repaired and getting tossed over Mako's shoulder in the Kwoon Combat Room and Stacker finally letting her pilot and chasing the rabbit Yancy dying once again and Mako running through the streets again before going out into the water and destroying Leatherback before using a tanker boat sword Gipsy batter up ha! And then getting the chain sword deployment and slicing Otachi in half then going into the Breach and seeing Striker explode and Pentecost and Chuck both die and letting Mako go and having Raleigh set self-destruct oh the pain! Raleigh end me please! Please! Keying in the escape pod relay, Gipsy I'm sorry I'll miss you thank you Raleigh. Raleigh, get in that pod! This isn't a suicide mission! I will drag you up myself if you don't get your fat behind in gear! Watching as Raleigh ran out of oxygen me pressing the ejection switch and helping him get to the surface as Gipsy started burning, pain, peace, stars…

All three jerked back.

"You saved me," Raleigh said, looking towards his brother.

Yancy shrugged.

"Guess I did," he smirked, "But…Gips, you ready?"

The Jaeger gave a slight nod and her pilots started the calibrations. All three of them slammed their fist into their palm.

"I think we're ready," Raleigh said.

"I agree," Gipsy replied, "Let's go have a little fun,"

The three of them walked out of the Shatterdome and into the ocean once again. Just like old times.


Mako watched them go.

"You're not jealous are you?" came Chuck's voice as he, Striker, and Max came up to her.

The Jaeger and bulldog hadn't left the pilot's side since he came back.

"No," Mako replied, "I'm happy for them,"

"You might want to start worrying about them," Tendo called down, "Another opening in the Breach…Category IV,"

"You heard him," Herc called down, "Suit up…"

He turned to Stacker.

"With your permission of course," he added.

"You're Marshall now, Herc," Stacker nodded, "We take orders from you,"

The four remaining Jaegers went over to their posts and began their changes as their pilots ran off and got ready.

Mako wondered what she was going to do…her Jaeger was currently out there with her co-pilot and his brother.

"Mako," Stacker said, "Stay here…I mean it,"

The young woman sighed, nodding.

"This is a one time thing," Stacker continued, "Yancy has to go back and Marshall his own troops, Gipsy will belong to you and Raleigh again,"

"But when I get her back…Raleigh loses his brother…and Gipsy loses her pilot all over again,"

"Don't worry about it," Tamsin said as she came up, "Everything will be ok,"

She looked up at Coyote Tango.

"Right Coyote?"

The Jaeger gave a nod as the last bits of armor formed over him.

"We'll see you in a bit, Mako," Stacker promised, embracing her, "I promise,"

"And you always keep them," Mako smiled.

The four Jaegers went completely still as they Drifted with their pilots, all four then jerking when the Drift snapped back to reality. They made sure they were all calibrated with their pilots and then each of the metal titans followed the same route that their sister had taken just minutes before.

Mako watched as Coyote was the last to leave.

She knew…that Raleigh, Yancy, and Gipsy had no idea what they were getting into.

What is it with me and these cliffhangers? :) I wanted to have a little bit of Becket Brother Bonding (say that five times fast) and we all know that if it can go wrong...it will. But that's the fun in stories.

I know I'm forgetting something...oh! I remember now. Sometime next week (if my friend is ready for it) I will be working on a different story for a while. Most of you that follow my other stories know about this part...the famous/infamous Second Crossover between me and Rapidfyrez that we have been planning since we did our first crossover. So, because of that, I will be updating sporadically with this and my other stories. But I will be updating...it'll just be spread out a bunch.

Anyway, hope you liked it. If you did, please let me know!

Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)

Máriessë ar mára tecië

Farewell and fair writing

Elhini Prime signing off.